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hardiness

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Har·dy  (härd), Oliver 1892-1957.
American comedian famous for the slapstick films he made with his partner Stan Laurel, including The Music Box (1932) and Way Out West (1937).

Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928.
British writer noted for his Wessex novels, including Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), and Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891).

har·dy 1  (härd)
adj. har·di·er, har·di·est
1. Being in robust and sturdy good health. See Synonyms at healthy.
2. Courageous; intrepid.
3. Brazenly daring; audacious.
4. Capable of surviving unfavorable conditions, such as cold weather or lack of moisture. Used especially of cultivated plants.

[Middle English, from Old French hardi, past participle of hardir, make hard, embolden, of Germanic origin; see kar- in Indo-European roots.]

hardi·ly adv.
hardi·ness n.

har·dy 2  (härd)
n. pl. har·dies
A square-shanked chisel that fits into a square hole in an anvil.

[Probably from hard.]

hardiness [ˈhɑːdɪnɪs]
n
the condition or quality of being hardy, robust, or bold
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hardiness - the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
2.hardiness - the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"
fearlessness - the trait of feeling no fear
adventurousness, venturesomeness - the trait of being adventurous
daredevilry, daredeviltry - boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior
audaciousness, audacity, temerity - fearless daring
brazenness, shamelessness - behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame

hardiness
noun resilience, fortitude, toughness, robustness, ruggedness, sturdiness the hardiness, endurance and courage of my companions
Translations
hardiness [ˈhɑːdɪnɪs] Nresistencia f
hardiness
n
(= toughness)Zähigkeit f; (= hardened nature)Abgehärtetsein nt; (Bot) → Winterhärte f
(= courage)Unerschrockenheit f
hardiness [ˈhɑːdɪnɪs] nrobustezza
hardiness [ˈhɑːdɪnɪs] nrobustezza


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To learn TO LOOK AWAY FROM oneself, is necessary in order to see MANY THINGS:--this hardiness is needed by every mountain-climber.
But the HOUYHNHNMS train up their youth to strength, speed, and hardiness, by exercising them in running races up and down steep hills, and over hard stony grounds; and when they are all in a sweat, they are ordered to leap over head and ears into a pond or river.
They have their own nature; they can of themselves minister to our self-esteem by the demand their qualities make upon our skill and their shortcomings upon our hardiness and endurance.
 
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